Come & Enjoy Himalaya Film Festival USA 2010!
New York City will have the privilege to host outstanding films and documentaries on the world's highest mountain region.
The majestic natural beauty of the Himalayan mountain range has inspired awe and religious devotion around the world for millennia. With thirty snowy peaks above 7620 meters, the Himalaya dwarf all other mountains and sprawl 2700 kilometres across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan.
The Himalaya have an abundance of ecological niches, ranging from subtropical to arctic climates, and these mountain habitats support vast quantities of flora and fauna. In the valleys, various ethnic peoples have carved out settlements and continue to eke out an existence in these harsh conditions.
From afar, this image may appear to be eternal, but in reality the Himalaya are anything but unchanging. This film festival shows some of the dynamic changes affecting the area and provide the audience with an intimate knowledge of the landscape and people of the region. This Festival offers you the chance to experience the Himalayan region, to travel beyond the image of the region as it is presented in regular movies and meet the intriguing diversity, and uniqueness of the Himalayas.
The whole festival programme is screened in English or with English subtitles if necessary.
Himalaya Archief Nederland
The Dutch NGO Himalaya Archief Nederland has held the Himalaya Film Festival in Amsterdam since 2003. In 2006 Tokyo had the privilege to host this festival and the Japanese audience is looking forward to the 4th event to happen in November 2010. Tallinn - Estonia followed in October 2009.
Board:
Glenn Mitrasing, Chairman
Jan-Willem Wirds, General Secretary
Mieke de Lange,Treasurer
Co-workers:
Dana Moyal,
Geoff Browne,
Kiran Shrestha,
Alka Shrestha
Kunihiko Tanaka,
Frank Duijn,
Jan Boot,
Annemiek Jimmink
Marijke Jimmink,
Marianne Palm,
Nicole Seegers
Himalaya Archief Nederland
Hortensialaan 162
1702 KJ Heerhugowaard
The Netherlands
Fax: +3172 57 40 492
Himalaya Archief Nederland is registered at the Chamber of Commerce Noordwest-Holland under number 37105409